Senior Engineer, Software (R5970)

Shield AI
San Diego, San Mateo
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 120,000 - 230,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Technical judgment","Systems thinking","Collaboration","Communication","Ownership"]

Build and operate full-stack applications, backend services, SDKs, and APIs that connect Shield’s products. Join the Shared Services team to deliver shared capabilities like authentication, telemetry integrations, and customer-facing portals. Partner with product and engineering teams to turn ambiguous needs into durable, reusable interfaces—owning work from design through production support while ensuring secure, reliable systems for both external customers and internal teams.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
2 days ago

Senior Engineer, Software (R5970)

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Job Summary

Build and operate full-stack applications, backend services, SDKs, and APIs that connect Shield’s products. Join the Shared Services team to deliver shared capabilities like authentication, telemetry integrations, and customer-facing portals. Partner with product and engineering teams to turn ambiguous needs into durable, reusable interfaces—owning work from design through production support while ensuring secure, reliable systems for both external customers and internal teams.
Location: San Diego, San Mateo
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and operate full-stack applications, backend services, SDKs, and APIs.
  • •Contribute to shared authentication, telemetry integrations, the Customer Support Portal, and future public telemetry APIs.
  • •Partner with product and engineering teams to understand shared needs and develop reusable capabilities.
  • •Establish secure, reliable, documented, versioned interfaces for internal engineering teams and external customers.
  • •Own solutions end-to-end, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 230,000 annually
Perks:Annual BonusEquity

Key Requirements

  • •4+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience.
  • •Technical judgment in designing and operating full-stack applications, backend services, APIs, or distributed systems.
  • •Systems thinking to turn recurring or ambiguous needs into coherent, reusable solutions.
  • •Experience building modern web applications and the backend services that support them.
  • •Experience building and operating secure, reliable software in regulated or compliance-driven environments.
Experience:Defense-techRegulated environmentsDistributed systems
Skills:Technical judgmentSystems thinkingCollaborationCommunicationOwnership

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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